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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1977
Page
7
UPI reports in Montpelier that Rep. James Jeffords led a House Agriculture Committee move to embed solar energy provisions in the Omnibus Farm Bill. The measure would fund $25 million for farm building and machinery research and $20 million to demonstrate solar systems, plus five year loans through the Farmers Home Administration for solar equipment. Jeffords said the plan complements President Carter's energy package with farm specific aims.
Police Chief Alfred Barberi resigns after less than three months in Barre amid a dispute with the City Council. He cited a Tuesday vote denying his authority to bar officers from moonlighting in bars, a power he argued should rest with the chief.
A reading in Readsboro on May 1 at Readsboro Central School runs 2 to 5 p.m. with a film Guidelines and Dr Kingsley DuMont in a question and answer session. The third program in the series is scheduled for May 15 at Wilmington High School.
Gov. Richard Snelling floated prison camps as part of Vermont corrections reform at a correctional officials meeting in Waterbury. He stressed rehabilitation as the system’s goal and reiterated opposition to a new maximum security prison. He described a tough woods camp blending Upward Bound and Marine boot camp elements, without endorsing the plan.
Green Up Day organizers list area chairs Robert E Braf Bennington David Newell Vernon Squires Dorset Douglas Schner Manchester John Cueman Peru Matilda Kenny Sandgate Kenneth Harrington Shaftsbury William Lauzon Woodford. Pownal Little Baseball League tryouts set for Saturday at 9 30 am at North Pownal Field for ages nine to twelve in 1977 who did not play last year. Wesleyan class sponsors church food sale Saturday 10 am to 1 30 pm. rummage sale Friday and Saturday May 6 and 7 10 am to 4 30 pm donations welcome.
The Methodist Youth Fellowship meets Sunday at Pownal United Methodist Church from 5 to 7 p.m. Tryouts for the Pownal Interstate team are Sunday at 1 p.m. at Country Glen Field for ages 13 to 15 not on a school team. Kindergarten registration at Pownal Elementary School is May 17 to 19. call 823-7333 for appointments. Parents urged to start immunization boosters now so children are fully immunized by September. vaccines available from doctors or well baby clinics.
A Long Trail School student trustee recounts a week in Washington D C with tours of the Air and Space Museum Hirshhorn and Natural History Museum FBI Capitol and Arlington Cemetery plus outings to Georgetown University a circus trip and a Potomac boat cruise. The article thanks van lender Clint Lewis and Sen Stafford. The paper also notes spring work week May 2 to May 6 to fund future trips and fireplace wood sales with $35 per truckload, proceeds aiding student expenses.
Hoosick Falls residents in the 29th district can visit Congressman Edward W. Pattison’s mobile office on May 11 from 10 to 11 30 a.m. The office will be parked across from the post office on Main Street. It offers help with federal matters and government issues and a chance to share views.
Wayne Fisk, 49, of Tunbridge, was killed when his tractor rolled over while skidding logs near his camp in Strafford. He was pronounced dead at the scene, state police said.
Montpelier Vermont officials say 600 to 700 elderly and disabled residents may receive up to 100 dollars monthly in welfare aid under a revived program. Lawmakers voted to allocate 265000 dollars to restore living expenses for an essential person such as a spouse or caregiver, effective July 1 after the prior year’s termination.
In Burlington the defense began presenting its case in the trial of William Stebbins 29 Hartland charged with lying to a federal grand jury. The case centers on 1975 testimony about $10,000 in cash paid by Stebbins mother to two White River Junction lawyers defending her son on assault charges. The mother Pauline Stebbins was convicted of lying to the same grand jury.
Michael Peters of Brattleboro and Edwards Collins of Brookline Mass formerly of Brattleboro were sentenced to one year in federal prison for participating in a Boston based stolen car ring. They pleaded guilty to being members of the ring that stole classic cars in the Boston area and ferried them to Vermont. George Fitch of Brookline was earlier sentenced for related involvement.
Federal officials approved a plan by Attorney General M Jerome Diamond to create a major crime task force in Vermont with a $199000 federal grant. He would match about $20000 in state funds to establish a unit to investigate and prosecute organized crime, a proposal met with skepticism by Gov. Snelling and the Emergency Board. Diamond previously saw a similar plan rejected two years ago by the Emergency Board.
Albany The New York Court of Appeals on Thursday held that the desire to discharge student loan debt is not sufficient reason to declare bankruptcy. The ruling overturns a lower court decision in Whitney George Wilkes of Guilderland who owed 3892.56 and filed for bankruptcy in January 1970 while earning 9000 annually. The court noted Wilkes now earns 17000 and found his filing was solely to avoid repayment of student loans, a use of bankruptcy deemed illegal.
New York lawmakers hear claims from legislative investigator William Haddad that major drug companies push fear of generics to block a bill requiring prescriptions by generic names. He says patients pay three to six times more for brand-name drugs despite no proof of safety or effectiveness differences. The industry allegedly uses outright lies to hinder generic adoption.
Pittsfield city records a population of 54,480, down 889 from last year and 4,081 from the 1963 peak of 58,561, attributed to lower birth rates and fewer GE workers. Meanwhile the dog population rose by 179 to 5,500.
Police report second theft of nitrous oxide from Berkshire Medical Center raising risk to youths who might misuse the gas to get high. Two other tanks were stolen from Merriam Graves equipment suppliers. all tanks except a 200 lb unit, stolen Tuesday from BMC, were recovered empty near Taconic High School. Authorities warn of the gas’s explosive danger and potential to cause death or brain damage if mishandled.
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